Shloka 5.50.14

रावण-प्रहस्त-हनूमद्वार्ता (Ravana and Prahasta Question Hanuman)

Devanagari script

दर्शने राक्षसेन्द्रस्य दुर्लभे तदिदं मया।।5.50.14।।वनं राक्षसराजस्य दर्शनार्थे विनाशितम्।

Transliteration

evam ukto hariśreṣṭhas tadā rakṣogaṇeśvaram |

abravīn nāsmi śakrasya yamasya varuṇasya vā |

dhanadena na me sakhyaṃ viṣṇunā nāsmi coditaḥ |

jātir eva mama tv eṣā vānaro ’ham ihāgataḥ |

Translation

Thus addressed, the foremost of the vanaras said to the lord of the rākṣasa hosts: “I am not an envoy of Śakra, nor of Yama, nor of Varuṇa. I have no friendship with Dhanada (Kubera), and I have not been sent by Viṣṇu. This is simply my birth: I am a vanara, and I have come here.”

Characters & Entities

• Hanumān
• Rāvaṇa
• Śakra (Indra)
• Yama
• Varuṇa
• Dhanada (Kubera)
• Viṣṇu

FAQs

What is the core ethical principle (Dharma) in this verse?

Satya (truthfulness) and clarity of intention: Hanumān refuses false mystique and states plainly who he is and who did not commission him.

What is the narrative situation?

In Rāvaṇa’s court, Hanumān answers suspicion about whether he is a divine messenger, denying those attributions and asserting his identity as a vanara.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Truthful speech with fearlessness—Hanumān speaks directly to an enemy king without deception about his status.